i need to lose 4 stone - come and inspire me!!

[naughtyameliajayne]

i need to lose 4 stone. i know i have to do this but i am having real trouble motivating myself and getting in the right frame of mind. what worked for you? do i do WW, SW, online something or other, rosemary conley, cabbage soup, atkins, egg and beetroot (i remember my mother trying that one!!!!???!) or my own, how do i get my sorry ass motivated?? all tips, tales of success etc etc gratefully received!!

i also have 4 stone to lose. have been low carbing as i know this works for me. have lost weight this way before....an exercise too

I've also got four stone to lose. I'm trying low carb this time, I've done every diet under the sun and I can't be arsed with all the faffing around weighing things or counting points, so it seems simpler to just do low carb/low GI. Easier to adapt to real living I hope!

I'm going to try and do some exercise too, my mum is going on a walking holiday soon so we're doing a 10 mile walk once a week, plus I've joined a legs tums and mums class which starts after Easter.

I'm not sure I can inspire you as I've never lost that much weight before, I've never been this big before. However, I'm happy to do a bit of hand holding while our tummies rumble and crave cakes!

thanks guys, its bloody rubbish isnt it? i always think - if i could just magic the weight away overnight i promise i'd be good then and keep it off!!!!! hmmmmm, i've got to do it. ive signed up for a class too, and am going to start running (am bit worried about pelvic floor, lack thereof, but thats a whole other thread!!!!)by summer we'll be strutting our stuff in our string bikinis...... keep me updated, your success may spur me on! x

Hi ladies n dec i weighed 16st 3lbs (at least) as of weigh n last mon im 13st 11lbs i started by simply stoppin eatin the stuff WE KNOW makes us fat, i greatly increased my fruit & veg intake (i eat absolutly as much of em as i want, bucket loads) i started havin lots of veg stir frys & makin heap loads of diff super healthy delish really low cal veg soups i love tom & red pepper and some of da girls over on my weigh loss over yonder love butternut squash soup, i swapped da rubbish snacks for either none or sumit like seeds, fruit like mellon which is so yum & soooo low n cals! or munchin on a big ol carrot til my cravin for crap went away... got a gr8 tip here bout cravings... treat em like a child havin a tantrum, it will pass! do sumit else, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN... works most of da time i was exercising i got a Rosemary Conley dvd & shockingly LOVE it & iv never exercised b4 really n my life but shes def da one for me but havnt bn able to do any da last month due 2 being ill but am stil managing to loose a bit... o & i wa s using Foodfocus which is a free website where u can log ur daily food (it has da cals for every food ya cud think of) ya can also log ur exercise & ya get more cals to eat da more wa do & it works out exactly how much ya shud b eatin to lose x amount & tells ya when exactly ul reach ur goal if ya stick to it i did ww n da past (got pg both times i was doin it) i can really recommend it, it really works if u do it prop, its so easy too, id def do it again but cant afford it at da mo... anyways hope some of this helps

I shud also say the most imp reason iv actually stuck wit my new healthy life for the 1st time n my life is the fantastic support, advice & friendship iv gotten from the lovely group of ladies on our 2010weight loss club thread, it honestly has made da diff n me eatin da wrong things or not... and its gud crack too & really nice to hav gotten to "know" ppl